New York's official flag was adopted in 1901. It has a deep blue background, and pictures Liberty (symbolizes freedom) and Justice (symbolizes justice before the law). Liberty is holding a pole with a liberty cap, and has a discarded crown at her feet (which represents freedom from Britain after the Revolutionary War). Justice is blindfolded and is holding the scales of justice. A shield between them pictures the sun, hills, and two boats sailing on the Hudson River. Over the shield there is a globe and a bald eagle. Under them all is a white, flowing ribbon.

Capital: Albany

Nickname: Empire State

Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward)

Flower: Rose (1955)

New York was the 11th state in the USA; it was admitted in 1788.

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Architecture

Notes on Becoming a Famous Architect New York City
Weekly updated notes, editorials and articles on the subject of "How to become a Famous Architect".

Sub-Studio New York City
Design firm specializing in illustration, graphics design, photography and architecture. Architects by day and designers by night.

zeffdesign New York City
An international, full-service design-consulting firm which follows its philosophy for natural fusion. zeffdesign blends branding, environmental design and interior design to create experiences that inspire and stimulate the senses by delivering cutting edge design.

Artists

LJ Lindhurst Brooklyn
Painter and Xerox artist.

logikone New York City
Web site of artist Logik featuring a series of acrylic, ink paintings, and collage with various uses of spray paint.

Graphic Designers

Brian Heffron Design Syracuse
Specializing in graphic design, web development and creative marketing including corporate identity and brand recognition.

Fury Design Studio Larchmont
Small design studio with over 15 years of advertising, publishing, and marketing experience. Three colleagues from Parsons School of Design, NYC offering design for print, motion, and web.

Iron Design Ithaca
Strategic design and marketing.

McMillian Design Brooklyn
An graphic design studio with a focus on providing solutions with client service.

NotFromHere New York City
A collaborative group of creative people. Projects include virtually all graphic media-print, web, packaging, fashion design, and experimental design.

Piscatello Design Centre New York City
Graphic consulting, corporate identity, packaging, publications, signage, way-finding, annual reports, catalogs, on-screen graphics, exhibits, and interactive web design.

Punch Design New York City
Provides quality graphic design and illustration to individuals, publications, corporations, and design companies.

Q Collective East Elmhurst
An award-winning, interdisciplinary design firm.

Same Tomorrow New York City
Portfolio of Adam Chang.

Scribbe & Tweak Brooklyn
Brand development, Web design, packaging, book and poster design.

the80ape New York City
Portfolio of Alain Emile. Services include art direction, print, illustration, and new media.

The Studio of Brian Ponto Brooklyn
Creative design studio based inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York.

Illustrators

Big Mural New York City
Painting and design studio, offering murals, Trompe L'Oeil and decorative painting.

Servicio Ejeuctivo Brooklyn
Online gallery for artists, musicians and designers.

Interactive Designers

Danny Glix New York City
Web design and development.

FutureMedia Interactive Saratoga Springs
An interactive design and development studio that creates Web, CD-ROM, and DVD projects for marketing, communications, training and educational applications.

Hillmancurtis.com Brooklyn
Design, motion graphics, and multimedia presentations.

Huge, Inc. Brooklyn
Branding, design, and development agency.

KNK New York City
Creates branded interactive experiences.

koalition Brooklyn
Experienced freelance web and Flash designer based in New York City. Clients have included Mixman Technologies, Special Ops, MTV Networks, Simple Star, and Yahoo.

Kounterattack Design New York City
A multi-disciplinary design and digital production studio located in the NoHo neighborhood of New York City. They connect clients in diverse industries to their target audience through print, broadcast, and interactive media.

Optikmass Vsual Media Culture New York City
Illustration, motion, web, print, and anything else art.

OrangeYouGlad Brooklyn
A small Brooklyn web studio which specializes in unique, custom Web design and development, including non-profit sites, print, and logo design.

Interior Designers

Axis Mundi Design, Inc. New York City
Architecture, interiors, furniture, and graphic design.

Braunschweiger, Leonard & Co., Inc. Long Island City
Residential and commercial design firm specializing in custom projects.

Gerald C. Tolomeo Ltd. New York City
Designer and decorator.

Photographers

An Xiao New York City
Fine art street photography.

Sean Perry Photographs New York City
Perry's imagery is hallmarked by wrapping diverse subjects in his particular quality of light, releasing a simple expression of a given object's unexpected nature and grace. That voice is further refined by his dedication to the darkroom and alchemy used to breathe life and light into his prints.